Academic calendar
Year-End Re-assessment Period runs Nov 30, 2026 – Dec 8, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Teaching Cycle 4
- Year-End Re-assessment PeriodRelevant now
Campus language
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D
- DASO
- Democratic Alliance Students' Organisation, a political student group.
- DP
- Duly Performed; the status required (based on attendance and assignments) to be allowed to write the final exam.
E
- EFFSC
- Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command, a political student wing active on campus.
L
- Lebombo
- Refers to the Lebombo Residence on South Campus.
- Letaba
- Refers to the Letaba Residence on South Campus.
M
- Madibaz
- The official nickname for Nelson Mandela University students and sports teams.
P
- Pred
- Predicate mark; the average grade a student has earned in a module before taking the final exam.
R
- Rendezvous
- A major cafeteria and dining hall facility on South Campus.
- Res
- Universal South African student slang for a residence or dormitory.
S
- Sanlam
- Sanlam Student Village, a large off-campus residence complex managed by the university.
- SASCO
- South African Students Congress, a prominent political student organization.
- SASSFE
- South African Student Solidarity Foundation for Education, which assists students with debt.
- SRC
- Student Representative Council, the highest student governing body.
- SSV
- Abbreviation for Sanlam Student Village.
- Supp
- A supplementary exam, granted to students who narrowly failed a module.
T
- The Caf
- General shorthand used by students for any of the campus cafeterias.
- The Kraal
- The primary food court and social hub located on South Campus.
X
- Xhosa
- Common shorthand for the Xhosa Residence on South Campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 2nd_ave_caf
- 2nd Ave Café
- Embizweni
- The Embizweni Building on South Campus, housing various lecture halls and computer labs.
- flavaz_halaal
- Flavaz (Halaal)
- Goldfields
- Refers to the Goldfields South or Goldfields North auditoriums and residences.
- High Tech
- The High Technology Centre, often used for engineering and science labs.
- iEnabler
- The specific web interface within the ITS system used for student self-service.
- ITS
- The Integrated Tertiary Software system, the online portal used for registration, checking results, and financial statements.
- lebombo_letaba_residence_dining_hall
- Lebombo & Letaba Residence Dining Hall
- Main Building
- The iconic 18-story administration tower on South Campus, the tallest building in the area.
- melodi_residence_dining_hall
- Melodi Residence Dining Hall
- Moodle
- The university's primary Learning Management System (LMS) where course materials and assignments are posted.
- rendezvous_caf
- Rendezvous Café
- Shuttle
- The inter-campus bus service that transports students between South, North, Second Avenue, and Missionvale campuses.
- Student Card
- The multi-purpose ID card used for campus access, library services, and meal credits.
- The Tower
- Another common name for the Main Building on South Campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Year-End Re-assessment Period runs Nov 30, 2026 – Dec 8, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 approved campus terms and 15 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.